Reading has become difficult for people i know including myself.
Research is much easier than it ever has been
We are technically reading more than ever but not in the same amount of depth
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Did the author use Google to do research on this piece?
Is there currently a study going on that proves this claim with scientific research?
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What 2001: A Space Odyssey is
Experts agree with author that speed reading and decreases in concentration and increases in stimuli reduce ability to deep read.
Same intellectual phenomenon happens with typewriter and written alphabet
Fredrick Winslow Taylor and taylorism.
Googleplex and they constant goal to make everything more efficient, AI, etc.
University College London study comparing skimming to actual reading
It would be important to mention that in the beginning of this piece I doubted the author and rejected the idea that the Internet is making us dumber even before reading the article, but by the end my opinion was completely changed. I had judge too early and didn't give much credit to the author and that was a mistake because the author seems to be on to something and backed up their idea with proof. Very compelling article and a good intelligent read.
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It would be important to mention that in the beginning of this piece I doubted the author and rejected the idea that the Internet is making us dumber even before reading the article, but by the end my opinion was completely changed. I had judge too early and didn't give much credit to the author and that was a mistake because the author seems to be on to something and backed up their idea with proof. Very compelling article and a good intelligent read.